Greig Laidlaw’s return boosts Edinburgh for trip to Cardiff

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Laidlaw, pictured, is joined on the comeback trail by Scott, the centre, who is on the bench, while Visser also returnsSTUART WALLACE

Lewis Stuart

Published at 12:00AM, October 5 2013

It has taken more than six weeks, but at long last Alan Solomons, the new
Edinburgh head coach, can start putting his own stamp on the squad he took
over in August. Until now his hands have been tied by availability and
injuries, but now Greig Laidlaw, the captain, is ready to play his first
game of the season alongside some of the players brought over in the past
few weeks.

There is a lot at stake for Edinburgh as they try to get their season back on
track after the summer coaching hiatus and their dismal early-season
performances. To